—— fi The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Thursday, January 10,2002 3 Surgeon (continued from page 1) dom, said Col. James Rundell, an Air Force doctor and deputy commander of clinical services at the Landstuhl Regional Med- ical Center. DeRojas fit the bill. “We knew we needed a vascu- lar surgeon and an intervention- al radiologist,” he said. A vascu- (JES surgeon specializes in repair- ing blood vessels and arteries, and interventional radiologists take the kind of X-rays needed to operate on combat-type in- juries. By matching up DeRojas and the Landstuhl center, the Army guaranteed that any soldiers wounded in Afghanistan would @ ave a better chance of keeping their arms and legs. “As a vascular surgeon, he brings a skill to surgery that we didn’t have available,” said Army Brig. Gen. Richard L. Ursone, Europe Regional Medical Com- mand commander. DeRojas also is sharing his knowledge and ex- perience with other physicians at the hospital, Ursone said. DeRojas served in the 1990- @ 1991 Persian Gulf War and is a veteran of combat wounds. “I have scrubbed with him on numerous operations,” said Col. David R. Welling, the medical center's chief of general surgery. “His surgical skills . are top- notch. There have been several injuries we wouldn't have been able to deal with without him here.” So far, the medical center has cared for more than 100 soldiers from operations in and around Afghanistan. DeRojas has worked on almost every case, hospital officials said. Special Forces soldiers are the hardest to treat, because they normally have multiple wounds requiring numerous surgeons, DeRojas said. “They have injuries from head to toe,” he said. During a Purple Heart medal ceremony at the medical center on Dec. 1, Army Maj. Gen. Geof- frey C. 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Ey. immediately. a VISA | The Post now accepts Visa & Mastercard for all {your subscriptions, classified ads, and display ads. t For maximum convenience, call our office at 675- 15211 with your account and we will set you up The Dallas Post 675-5211 In a voice breaking with emo- tion, the general credited the doctor with saving one of his soldier's legs after a long opera- tion. DeRojas seems driven to do all he can to serve the military men and women serving America, Welling said. “He works day and night, weekends and holidays,” Welling said. “It seems like he is always here (at the hospital).” Welling added that being in Europe means many sacrifices Representatives (continued from page 1) Lehman Township. . I feel good about gaining Dal- las Township and Dallas Bor- ough,” said Hasay. “I know a lot about those municipalities, and I feel that I can meet the chal- lenge.” Sherwood is a name that many in the Back Mountain are famil- iar with, and some are happy to hear. “I think that it works out to the best interests of Back Mountain residents to have Don Sherwood representing .them,” said Joe Moskovitz, Dallas Borough man- ager. “Most communities in the Back Mountain are Republican, so now they will have a Republi- can representing them.” Harveys Lake Borough is the lone Democratic municipality of the seven municipalities in the Back Mountain. Harveys Lake mayor Rick Boice did not return several attempts to contact him for comment. A former school board presi- © tice in Wilkes Barre, Army Reserve Dr. (Lt. Col.) Juan DeRojas, left, a sur- geon sent to the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center as part of Operation Enduring Freedom, discusses shrapnel injuries on a patient’s X-ray with Air Force Capt. Johnna Per- due, a staff nurse. for DeRojas, who will return home around the begin- ning of February. The surgeon's wife and five children have not seen him since October, and missed spending the holidays with him. Additionally, as the senior partner of a busy private prac- DeRojas would earn much more money at home than he does working for the Army, Welling said. Still, DeRojas says, he is right where he wants to be. “It's an honor taking care of these soldiers,” he said. “I don’t mind the sacrifices — they are small compared to what some of these soldiers are giving.” In addition to his duties as an Operation Enduring Freedom surgeon, DeRojas started a vas- cular service at the center. He treats numerous active-duty and retiree patients who nor- mally would go to German hos- pitals or stateside for treatment. The care DeRojas shows in everything he does stands out for people who meet him, Run- dell said. “He is one of the most dedi- cated physicians any of us has ever seen,” he said. “This is what we call an Army of One,” Ursone said of DeRojas’ work at the hospital, “where we all work together as a team. It’s not separate Reserve and active Army components — but we work together as one Army Med- ical Department team, which is part of the Army team.” MES LEADER GRAPHIC/TEDDKRISA. In the new Congressional map, Don Sherwood will represent all of the Back Mountain. dent and small business owner, Sherwood is known for his pro- grams promoting economic devel- opment in rural communities, and that is something both Moskovitz and Lemmond agree can only benefit the Back Moun- tain. : The issue had been seen as a political move to gain power in the House of Representatives, but Hasay said all municipalities in- volved will gain from the changes. = make their wedding a “storybook wedding”. Alse important to this tion is advertising which will be the key to drawing customers to your store. Promote your business and the professional service you provide by advertising in “Weddings .02”. Lo For more information on Weddings .02 Call The Dallas Post at 675-5211 “Because of a federal court rul- ing, we had to make sure that both new congressional districts had as equal a total number as possible,” said Hasay. “The magic number was 646,371, meaning one vote equalling one person. We came as close as absolutely possible.” Under the new boundary lines, Kanjorski has 646,372 people in his district, while Sherwood has 646,374. a A EE El Late-night accident sends two to hospital The Dallas police Department is investigating a one-car crasch that occurred in the borough early Sunday morning, police said. : According to police, at approx- imately 12:30 a.m., a car , oper- ated by Samantha Frederick, traveling westbound on Center Hill Road became airborne and struck a tree after Frederick lost control, police said. When the car came down, it rolled accross the road and struck a fence on private property, police said. Michael Weaver was a passen- ger in the car at the time of the crash. Both were taken to Com- munity Medical Center in Scranton by life flight helicopter. Police have not interviewed ei- ther person yet, and said the in- vestigation is ongoing. Funds released for Toby’s Creek study BACK MOUNTAIN — Senator Charles J. Lemmond announced January 8 the release of funding by Governor Mark Schweicker’s office to undertake pre-engineer- ing work for flood damage pre- vention measures along Toby's Creek in Dallas Borough and Kingston and Dallas townships. The initial $150,000 effort will include evaluating past flood and erosion damage, modeling the watershed to establish peak runoff and design floodflows, compiling and analyzing past and potential property damages, developing an alternative solu- tion and cost estimates, and as- sessing the economic justifica- tion to proceed with design and construction. A consultant will be hired by the Department of General Ser- vices to oversee the process. The pre-engineering study is being sponsored by Dallas Bor-. ough, Kingston and Dallas town- ships, which will be asked to provide information for the con- sultant’s use. Once a consul- tant is on board, the work is ex- pected to take about one year. A SPECIAL FEATURE IN The Dallas Post PUBLICATION DATE: THURS. FEB. 14 AD DEADLINE: FRI., FEB. 8 (One day earlier if proof is needed) Combination Adverstising available with The Abington Journal and The Sunday Dispatch (Call for Deadlines)
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